Sunday, August 2, 2015

Speaking Only About Nice Things


Dr. David Jeremiah has a friend named Dr. Chris Well {I think. He said the name so fast that I couldn't quit figure it out!} who said some very wise words to him. It is a part of a prophets very nature to proclaim judgment. Whenever there is a true prophet of God, He will preach judgment. These so-called ministers of God speak all things nice. There’s not any hell anymore, there’s not any devil anymore and there’s not any judgment anymore. In our enlightened and sophisticated day, we stand up and speak of the love of Jesus and we speak of peace and all things pretty and beautiful but remember, the same book that tells us about the good, tells us about the bad. The same revelation that speaks to us about heaven, speaks to us about hell. The Bible that presents the Lord as the Savior is the same Bible that presents to us the Devil as our enemy and adversary of damnation and destruction. The two go together; if there’s not anything to be saved from, you don’t need a Savior.

I have to give a hearty AMEN to these words! Way too many blog writers only write words of love, peace and about things pretty and beautiful. We do need all of these things but we also need the hard and difficult things. I don't mind teaching both since God's Word clearly teaches both. I don't care if I'm never a "popular" blog writer with millions of followers. This has never mattered to me. I only aim to please the Savior. Oh yes, it would be much easier to write about the lovely words in Scripture but this doesn't tell the whole story. We can love and serve people constantly yet if they don't know they're a sinner in need of a Savior, our love accomplishes nothing.

We must always remind ourselves that we are a remnant and I love teaching God's remnant. They are those who hunger for God's Word and His ways. They want to walk in the Spirit and NOT the flesh. They desire more than anything to be obedient to Him in everything so they won't blaspheme His Holy Word to a lost and dying world. They want to be salt and light to the their families and friends. They don't want any of them to perish but all to come to the knowledge of the Lord.

We must be courageous women of God. We must not tremble in the happenings around us for greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world. Our precious Savior speaks these words to comfort us, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. n my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also" {John 14:1-3}.

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Thanks for the powerful message. I also wanted to let you know I've listened to several sermons and lessons from George mcdearmon since you posted one on your Facebook group. I entered keyword woman and about 25 are listed. He definitely isn't about just preaching the good as you discussed today. Keep up the good work.
It's never easy to speak the hard things in person, it's easier to write it on a blog, but I think you get a fair amount of knee jerk reactions? My husband always shares this verse when people don't want to hear about the end times, judgement and hell, but PRAISE GOD for Jesus through whom we can escape the judgement. Isaiah 30:10 "For this is a rebellious people, faithless and lying sons, children who will not hear the law and instruction of the Lord; Who [virtually] say to the seers [by their conduct], See not! and to the prophets, Prophesy not to us what is right! Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceitful illusions."
Your blog is refreshment because it speaks the entirety of Jesus. The church has become nice but not good. I have followed your blog because I'm shocked to find someone actually speaking His entirety. Thank you. Jesus is more than some elusive "love." He gives us the exact definition: "if you love me keep my commandments." And He modeled that for us, in great pain, by keeping the will of the Father. And we are to model that love for others. Matt 10:34 reveals more of His "love": "I did not come to bring peace but a sword" even at the expense of losing family (next verse)....that is separating wheat from chaff. And remember his 'smart' words to the hard heart Pharisees and the temple whipping. That is all LOVE. And since your blog highlights Titus 2...we must remember that a husbands 'love' is to be a sword, separating truth from lies, not a quiet pushover. Yes, God delegated this to imperfect husbands, of which I am one. Praise the name of Jesus!
He probably meant WA Criswell - a famous pastor at First Baptist Dallas. Wacriswell.org has many of his sermons archived.

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